In Kensington a woman is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting that took place on Lee and Allegheny Avenue in North Philadelphia.
Police are investigating after a morning shooting in Kensington on Saturday left one woman dead and another in critical condition.
According to police, the shooting happened around 6:18 a.m. on the 100 block of E. Allegheny Avenue.
Law enforcement officials said the victims -- a 44-year-old woman who had been shot once in the chest and a 21-year-old woman who was shot twice in the thigh -- were transported to a local hospital by a private vehicle.
The older woman, officials said, was pronounced at about 6:34 a.m. and the other woman was placed in critical condition.
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Law enforcement officials said an investigation into this incident is ongoing, and no arrests have yet been made.
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